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At the end of this course successful learners will receive a Level 3 NCFE Award in Early Years Foundation. That means that it is independently accredited at a level of learning equivalent to level 3 on the National Qualifications Framework (NQF) for

Description

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) became effective in all early years settings in September 2008. It is now compulsory for all providers of early years and child care settings to deliver the EYFS framework.This course provides guidance for practitioners so they meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework. Covered in this course are the four key principles of the EYFS: A unique child, positive relationships, enabling environments and learning and development.

Every child deserves the best possible start in life and practitioners play a major role in the impact of their early years which mould their future opportunities. This course will ensure that practitioners d…

Frequently asked questions

The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) became effective in all
early years settings in September 2008. It is now compulsory for
all providers of early years and child care settings to deliver the
EYFS framework.This course provides guidance for practitioners so
they meet the requirements of the Early Years Foundation Stage
framework. Covered in this course are the four key principles of
the EYFS: A unique child, positive relationships, enabling
environments and learning and development.

Every child deserves the best possible start in life and
practitioners play a major role in the impact of their early years
which mould their future opportunities. This course will ensure
that practitioners deliver the EYFS effectively because children
really do matter.

At UK Open Learning we pride ourselves on our friendly and
supportive tutors. Your tutor support will start as soon as you
receive your course and will be valid for 12 months. All our tutors
are highly qualified with extensive experience in supporting
distance learning students. You contact your tutor via email and
they are responsible for marking assignments answering your
questions and guiding you through the course to ensure you are
ready for your examinations.

No qualifications are necessary to study this course; it is open
to anybody. At UK Open Learning we believe that everyone should
have the opportunity to further their career and learn new
skills.

We recommend you spend approximately 110 hours of your time
studying for the NCFE Level 3 Early Years Foundation Award. The
pace of study is completely up to you. To give an example, if you
dedicate 2 hours a week to the course it would take you a year to
complete but if you could spare 4 hours a week you could complete
it in six months.

There are 4 main sections in this course: Section 1: A Unique
Child; this covers Child Development, Keeping Safe and other
topics. Section 2: Positive Relationships; this covers Parents as
Partners, Respecting Each other and other topics. Section 3:
Enabling Environments; this covers the Learning environment, the
wider context and more. Section 4: Learning + Development; this
final section covers areas such as Play + Exploration, Creativity
and Creative Thinking and many more interesting topics.

This course is marked through a process of continuous assessment
guided by your tutor. This means that your qualification will be
awarded according to your performance on assessments rather than by
taking an exam.

NCFE is recognised as an awarding body by the qualification
regulators ('regulators') for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The regulators are the Office of the Qualifications and
Examinations Regulator (Ofqual) in England, the Department for
Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) in Wales
and the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA)
in Northern Ireland.

Students are assessed through a series of tutor marked
assignments based on their application of the course content there
is no final exam. The assignments take the form of a series
of structured questions. There is no word count for these
assignments, however you have to prove to your tutor that you have
fully understood the questions asked.